E. Denise Simmons | |
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![]() Simmons in 2008 | |
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
Assumed office January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sumbul Siddiqui |
In office January 2016 – January 2018 | |
Preceded by | David P. Maher |
Succeeded by | Marc C. McGovern |
In office January 2008 – January 2010 | |
Preceded by | Kenneth Reeves |
Succeeded by | David P. Maher |
Personal details | |
Born | October 2, 1951 |
Political party | Democratic[1] |
Spouse |
Mattie Hayes (m. 2009) |
Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Boston, Antioch College |
E. Denise Simmons (born October 2, 1951) is the mayor[3][4][5] of Cambridge, Massachusetts, having served her first mayoral term 2008–2009, her second mayoral term 2016–2017, and her third mayoral term 2024–present. She is the first openly lesbian African-American mayor in the United States.[6] Simmons has been on the Cambridge City Council continuously since 2002, now serving her twelfth consecutive term.